Devereux


Devereux is a surname of Norman origin frequent in England and the English-speaking world. The name is notably found in Wexford, where the Normans first landed in Ireland from Pembrokeshire in Wales. It is claimed as a variant of Devreux meaning "d'Évreux" or "from Évreux", a town in Normandy, France. Another explanation is that it is equivalent to the name Dyfrig, a saint originating from south Herefordshire, where the parish of St. Devereux is also found.
The similar names Devereaux and Deveraux are alternate spellings of the surname resulting from the various ways of pronouncing it - the placename is pronounced "Ev-ruh" and the surname may be pronounced Dever-o, Dever-oo, Dever-ooks, Dev-erah, Dev-rah, Dev-ruh, or Dev-rix.

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